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Clj211 Sample Q and A
Clj211 Sample Q and A
____ is that branch or division of law which defines crimes, treats of their nature, and
provides for their punishment.
a. Criminal law
b. Procedural law
c. Administrative law
d. Penal laws
2. _____ are those acts of the Legislature which prohibits certain acts and establish
penalties for their violation.
a. Criminal law
b. Procedural law
c. Administrative law
d. Penal laws
3. Which of the following is not a substantive law?
a. Revised Penal Code
b. Civil Code of the Philippines
c. Labor Code of the Philippines
d. Criminal Procedure
4. It refers to the act or omission by which a party violates the right of another.
a. Felony
b. Crime
c. Cause of action
d. Offense
5. ____ is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law forbidding or
commanding it.
a. Felony
b. Crime
c. Cause of action
d. Offense
6. An act omission violative of the Revised Penal Code committed either intentionally or
negligently.
a. Felony
b. Crime
c. Cause of action
d. Offense
7. An act or omission violative of a special law, i.e. any law other than the Revised Penal
Code.
a. Felony
b. Crime
c. Cause of action
d. Offense
8. It is a legislative act which inflicts punishment without trial.
a. Bill of Rights
b. Bill of Attainder
c. Ex post facto law
d. Penal Legislation
9. Which of the following is not one of the limitations of the power of the lawmaking body
to enact penal legislation.
a. No ex post facto law shall be enacted
b. No to infliction of cruel and unusual punishments
c. No excessive fines shall be imposed except in certain special circumstances
d. No person shall be held to answer for a criminal offense without due process of
law.
10. Which of the following is not an ex post facto law.
I. A law which makes criminal an act done before the passage of the law which was
innocent when done and punishes such act.
II. Aggravates the crime and makes it greater than it was when committed.
III. Authorizes conviction upon less or different testimony than the law required.
IV. Mitigates the crime and imposes lesser penalty.
a. I and II
b. III and IV
c. III only
d. IV only
11. Penal laws are strictly construed against the accused and liberally in favor of the
government.
a. True
b. False
c. Partly true
d. Partly false
12. When the evidence of the prosecution and of the defense is equally balanced, the scale
should be tilted in favor of the accused in obedience to the constitutional presumption
of innocence.
a. Equipoise doctrine
b. Territoriality principle
c. Presumption of Innocence
d. Pro Reo doctrine
13. When a circumstance is susceptible to two interpretations, one favorable to the accused
and the other against him, that interpretation favorable to him shall prevail.
a. Equipoise doctrine
b. Territoriality principle
c. Presumption of Innocence
d. Pro Reo doctrine
14. In the construction or interpretation of the provisions of the RPC, the Spanish text is
controlling than the English text.
a. True
b. False
c. Party true
d. Partly false
15. Nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege means:
a. The act cannot be criminal unless the mind is criminal.
b. An act done by me against my will is not my act.
c. He who is the cause of the cause is the cause of the evil caused.
d. There is no crime when there is no law that punishes it.
16. Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea means:
a. The act cannot be criminal unless the mind is criminal.
b. An act done by me against my will is not my act.
c. He who is the cause of the cause is the cause of the evil caused.
d. There is no crime when there is no law that punishes it.
17. Actus me invito factos non est meus actus means:
a. The act cannot be criminal unless the mind is criminal.
b. An act done by me against my will is not my act.
c. He who is the cause of the cause is the cause of the evil caused.
d. There is no crime when there is no law that punishes it.
18. A crime or an act that is inherently immoral, such as murder, arson, or rape.
a. Mala Prohibita
b. Mala in se
c. Intentional Felony
d. Culpable Felony
19. An act that is a crime merely because it is prohibited by statute, although the act itself is
not necessarily immoral.
a. Mala Prohibita
b. Mala in se
c. Intentional Felony
d. Culpable Felony
20. A theory in criminal law wherein the basis of criminal liability is free will and the purpose
of penalty is retribution. There is a scant regard to the human element.
a. Eclectic Theory
b. Classical Theory
c. Positivist Theory
d. Juristic Theory
21. A theory in criminal law which states that man is subdued occasionally by a strange and
morbid phenomenon which constrains him to do wrong, in spite of contrary to his
volition.
a. Eclectic Theory
b. Classical Theory
c. Positivist Theory
d. Juristic Theory
22. A theory in criminal law which is a combination of classical and positivist theory. Our
Revised Penal Code follows this theory.
a. Eclectic Theory
b. Classical Theory
c. Positivist Theory
d. Juristic Theory
23. This principle outlines the idea that that the criminal law of the country governs all
persons within the country regardless of their race, belief, sex, or creed.
a. Territoriality
b. Extra-Territoriality
c. Generality
d. Prospectivity
24. Penal laws have the force and effect within its territory.
a. Territoriality
b. Extra-Territoriality
c. Generality
d. Prospectivity
25. Criminal law cannot penalize an act that was not punishable at the time of its
commission.
a. Territoriality
b. Extra-Territoriality
c. Generality
d. Prospectivity
26. A term of international law which signifies the immunity of certain persons who,
although in the state, are not amenable to its laws. (e.g., ambassadors, ministers
plenipotentiary etc.)
a. Territoriality
b. Exterritoriality
c. Extra-Territoriality
d. Intraterritoriality
27. It means that the Philippines has jurisdiction over crimes committed outside its territory.
a. Territoriality
b. Exterritoriality
c. Extra-Territoriality
d. Intraterritoriality
28. This rule emphasizes that crimes committed on-board foreign merchant vessels while in
the territorial waters of another country are triable in that country, unless they merely
affect things within the vessel or they refer to the internal management thereof.
a. French Rule
b. English Rule
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
29. This rule emphasizes that crimes committed on-board foreign merchant vessels while in
the territorial waters of another country are not triable in the courts of that country,
unless their commission affects the peace and security of the territory or the safety of
the state is endangered.
a. French Rule
b. English Rule
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
30. Which of the following is not an element of a felony?
90. Which of the following is NOT TRUE in the aggravating circumstance of “with the aid of armed men”?
a. It requires more than 1 armed persons
b. The offenders relied on their aid
c. Armed men should be principals
d. Armed men took part in the commission of the crime
91. The offender at the time of his trial for one crime shall have been previously convicted by final
judgment of another crime embraced in the same title of the Revised Penal Code.
a. Recidivism
b. Reiteracion
c. Quasi-Recidivism
d. Habitual Deliquency
92. The accused on trial for an offense, previously served sentence for another offense to which the law
attaches equal or greater penalty or for two or more crimes to which it attaches a lighter penalty
than that for a new offense and the accused is convicted for the new offense.
a. Recidivism
b. Reiteracion
c. Quasi-Recidivism
d. Habitual Deliquency
93. Where a person within a period of ten (10) years from the date of his release or last conviction of the
crime of serious or less serious physical injuries, robbery, theft, estafa, or falsification, is found guilty
of the said crimes a third time or oftener.
a. Recidivism
b. Reiteracion
c. Quasi-Recidivism
d. Habitual Deliquency
94. When the offender has been previously convicted by final judgment and before serving such
sentence, or while serving the same, he committed a felony.
a. Recidivism
b. Reiteracion
c. Quasi-Recidivism
d. Habitual Deliquency
95. Those which must be taken into consideration as aggravating or mitigating according to the nature
and effects of the crime and the other conditions attending its commission.
a. Aggravating circumstances
b. Mitigating circumstances
c. Exempting circumstances
d. Alternative circumstances
96. Which of the following does not fall under alternative circumstances
a. Relationship
b. Recidivism
c. Intoxication
d. Degree of instruction and education of the offender
97. What is the effect of the alternative circumstance of relationship if John beats his wife Rhea?
a. Aggravating
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. None of the above
98. What is the effect of the alternative circumstance of relationship if Kiko inflicted slight physical
injuries against his son?
a. Aggravating
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. None of the above
99. Romeo and Gino had a drinking session. Romeo was already drunk and threaten to beat Gino. Gino
who is also drunk became angry upon hearing Romeo’s threat. As a result, Gino beat Romeo which
resulted into serious physical injuries. What is the effect of alternative circumstance of intoxication
into Gino’s criminal liability?
a. Aggravating
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. None of the above
100. In item no. 39, suppose Gino kept a grudge against Romeo, and because of this he enticed
Romeo to drink with him so that he can beat him when Romeo was already drunk. What is the effect
of alternative circumstance of intoxication into Gino’s criminal liability?
a. Aggravating
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. None of the above
101. Ruel a garbage collector was in dire need of money to provide for his child’s medicine. Since
he was refused when he asked for an advance in his salary. His desperate situation made him furious
when he was refused by his manager. As a result, he punched his manager where the latter suffered
less serious physical injuries. What is the effect of alternative circumstance of degree of instruction or
education into Ruel’s ’s criminal liability?
a. Aggravating
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. None of the above
102. Remy is the head of office of the Human Resource department of XY Company. Remy has a
huge crush on Kim, Remy’s office staff but Kim likes somebody else. Because of Kim’s rejection, Remy
got mad. One night when Kim is about to leave the office, Remy locked the door and forcibly kissed
Kim. Kim’s resistance was futile and Remy succeeded in raping her. What is the effect of alternative
circumstance of degree of instruction or education into Remy’s criminal liability?
a. Aggravating
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. None of the above
103. Who among the following persons is NOT criminally liable for light felonies?
a. Principals
b. Accomplices
c. Accessories
d. None of the above
104. ____ refers to the holder of the injured right which may refer to a natural person, a juridical
person, a group or the State.
a. Active Subject
b. Passive Subject
c. Principals
d. Accessories
105. The following are considered principals, except:
a. Joey, who paid Kim P100,000.00 to rob a jewelry store.
b. Kim who received the P100,000.00 and robbed a jewelry store.
c. Lester, the jewelry store staff who is the holder of the passcode of the jewelry store’s safety
vault where precious jewels and stones were kept.
d. Daniel, Joey’s friend whom Joey asked for help after the robbery to keep the stolen jewelries
hidden.
106. ____ are those who cooperate in the commission of the offense by another act without
which it would not have been accomplished.
a. Principal by direct participation
b. Principal by inducement
c. Principal by indispensable cooperation
d. None of the above
107. Junjie, Ricardo and Alberto were workmates and drinking buddies. Unknown to the Ricardo
and Alberto, Junjie was jealous of Alberto for the promotion the latter received at work. One night
while they engaged in a drinking season, Alberto left first. Unknown to Alberto was that Junjie
followed him and while walking, Junjie beat the back of Alberto’s head with metal bat which caused
his death. Junjie had no idea that Ricardo also followed him. When he turned his back, he was
shocked that Ricardo was there standing, stunned and could not move. Junjie told Ricardo to help
him carry Alberto’s body or else. Ricardo, although hesistant, but gave in and helped Junjie carry and
burry Alberto’s body. What is the participation of Ricardo in this crime of murder?
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. None of the above
108. In item no. 47, what is the participation of Junjie in the crime of murder?
a. Principal by direct participation
b. Principal by inducement
c. Principal by indispensable cooperation
d. None of the above
109. In Item no. 47, suppose Ricardo and Junjie conspired in killing Alberto, what is Ricardo’s
participation in the crime of murder?
a. Principal by direct participation
b. Principal by inducement
c. Principal by indispensable cooperation
d. None of the above
110. In item No. 47, suppose Junjie and Ricardo hired Ruel to do the killing, what is the
participation of Junjie and Ricardo in the crime of murder?
a. Principal by direct participation
b. Principal by inducement
c. Principal by indispensable cooperation
d. None of the above